Timer with minimal code
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This may sound like a complete newbie question, but how can I implement a timer with minimal code? I bascially want to have an update function called several times per second. Back in the days of djgpp w/ allegro, this would have been easy to implement, and with very little code. How can this be done in Windows?
Here is an example I found in a book.
This is not a very good way of doing it, but it is simple.
#define MY_LIFE BUSY
Edited by - The_C_Guy on July 15, 2000 11:17:11 PM
//1. In the header file, specify the ID of the timer.#define MY_TIMER 1//2. Create the timer.int nTimer = SetTimer(hWnd, MY_TIMER, 1000, NULL);//3. In the window procedure, process the timer messages.case WM_TILER: switch(wParam) { case MY_TIMER: //Do something here. break; }break; This is not a very good way of doing it, but it is simple.
#define MY_LIFE BUSY
Edited by - The_C_Guy on July 15, 2000 11:17:11 PM
or if you want to lock it.
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DWORD game_time;DWORD nTimel;while(!done){nTime=GetTickCount();...//game loop stuffwhile(GetTickCount()-nTime<33);//30 fps, can be changed} JoeMont001@aol.com
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Thanks, that seemed to work nicely. I guess I wouldn''t have to ask newbie questions like this if I bought a few good books, but I prefer to waste all of my money on games 
Make a timer class . Things will be very simple once your done with it - which really isn''t a hard task. I''ll send you one if you want it.
"Paranoia is the belief in a hidden order behind the visible." - Anonymous
. Things will be very simple once your done with it - which really isn''t a hard task. I''ll send you one if you want it. "Paranoia is the belief in a hidden order behind the visible." - Anonymous
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Right now, I''m only using this for a relatively small project (just a screensaver), and I really only needed one timer. But if I ever do anything more complex, I''ll make sure that everything is done with reusable classes (that''s what OOA/OOD/OOP is all about, right?)
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quote: Original post by Staffan
Make a timer class
"Paranoia is the belief in a hidden order behind the visible." - Anonymous
Is this class cross-platform?
I'm looking for something that's applicable whether I'm on Be, Linux, or DOS.
my email is wrenhal@juno.com
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Edited by - wrenhal on July 17, 2000 4:28:08 PM
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